Buckskin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the skin of a buck or deer.
  2. a strong, soft, yellowish or grayish leather, originally prepared from deerskins, now usually from sheepskins.
  3. breeches or shoes made of buckskin.
  4. a stiff, firm, starched cotton cloth with a smooth surface and napped back.
  5. a sturdy wool fabric constructed in satin weave, napped and cropped short to provide a smooth finish, and used in the manufacture of outer garments.
  6. a person, especially a backwoodsman, dressed in buckskin.
  7. a horse the color of buckskin.
adjective
  1. made of buckskin: buckskin gloves.
  2. having the color of buckskin; yellowish or grayish.
noun
  1. the skin of a male deer
    • a strong greyish-yellow suede leather, originally made from deerskin but now usually made from sheepskin
    • (as modifier)
  2. a person wearing buckskin clothes, esp an American soldier of the Civil War
  3. a stiffly starched cotton cloth
  4. a strong satin-woven woollen fabric
adjective
  1. greyish-yellow
Buckskin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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